12-letter words containing m, a, n, i, o
- burial mound — a barrow
- cacodaemonic — Daemonic.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
- catamountain — any of several wildcats, esp. the leopard or the European wildcat
- causationism — the theory of universal causation
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cessationism — The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- chickahominy — a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Powhatan confederacy that inhabited eastern Virginia.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- cinema-going — regularly attending the cinema
- cinnamon bun — a honey bun flavored with cinnamon and often containing raisins.
- city company — (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London
- clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
- coin machine — slot machine (def 2).
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs
- command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- commensalism — a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commentariat — the journalists and broadcasters who analyse and comment on current affairs
- commentaries — Plural form of commentary.
- commentating — Present participle of commentate.
- commentation — the act of making comments
- commentative — of or relating to comment or commentary.